Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The people they report to, Senior Sales Leadership, either Sales VPs, CROs or CSOs, aren’t providing the time, framework, incentive, motivation, guidelines, expectations or requirements for Sales Managers to coach. It’s simply incomprehensible that sales managers aren’t picking up the clue phone. Let’s do the math.

Coaching 333

Coaching Guidelines Margin Incentives 333

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

The purpose of every incentive compensation plan is to influence the actions of sales reps. Sales incentives can be like square pegs. Incentive compensation is intended to reward specific behaviors of the sales force. Here are some real-life examples of poorly designed incentives. Product Launch Incentive.

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Incentives Incentive Customer Compensation 267

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. As a result, there can be reduced incentive to work harder or produce more. We all want to be paid fairly.

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Compensation Salary Commission Margin 118

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

One obvious factor and lever is incentive. I keep hearing, as I have heard throughout my sales career, that incentive drives behaviour, if so why do so many companies (senior sales executives), continue to reward sales people on the price they get, rather than the profit that sales person contributes?

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Incentives Incentive Discount Margin 244

MarketJoy

APRIL 13, 2018

An ideal sales incentive plan should be simple. Simple sales incentive plans are easy to administer and offer motivation. How to simplify your sales incentive plan. Here are a few tips on how to simplify your sales incentive plan: 1. Avoid Altering The Incentive Plan. For a Sales Incentive Plan, Less is More.

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Incentives Incentive Margin Objections 49

The Pipeline

MARCH 27, 2014

Almost everyone in sales will tell you that incentives drive behaviour, but beyond that there is often little agreement among the pundits as to what the right incentive plan is. One aspect of the incentive where the pendulum of opinion swings back and forth is between simplicity and complexity of a plan.

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Incentives Incentive Compensation Engineering 306

Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The distribution industry traditionally faces low margins in each sale. How Rebate Automation Changes the Game Some distributors count on rebates for as much as 60% of their total margins. These promotions are a favorite with suppliers and customers alike; however, when managed poorly they can be a margin killer.

Margin 52

Margin Distribution Face-to-face Incentives 52

Pipeliner

MARCH 28, 2023

Cash vs. Margin Brokerage Accounts Cash Accounts As the name suggests, cash accounts require you to have the funds available in your account before making a trade. One potential downside to cash accounts is that you can’t take advantage of margin or leverage to potentially increase your returns.

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Account Margin Commission Discount 52

OpenSymmetry

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Much like the elusive yeti, the identification of Return On Investment (ROI) for a sales incentive plan is believed to exist by enthusiasts from the sales compensation design team, but met with much skepticism by others, namely the Finance department. So how do you prove the existence of ROI in your sales incentive plan proposal?

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Incentives Incentive ROI Compensation 40

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

Instead of spending weeks attempting to understand how many more sales an associate needs to meet his or her quota, advanced technology can deconstruct the process to deliver clear goals and real-time updates, as well as implement incentive programs. This transparency also plays a big role in maintaining employee engagement and satisfaction.

Strategy 223

Strategy Compensation Incentives Incentive 223

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Incentive Programs. Does your comp plan incent behaviors that will get you to your number? If they went after new business, it would surely be at lower margins. High margin deals only come after a relationship has been built. High margin deals only come after a relationship has been built.

Hiring 293

Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Margin Face-to-face 293

The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Many companies are zeroing in on gross profit margin and other efficiency indicators as they seek to offset previous slowdowns in revenue growth. Recommended reading : How to Develop a Winning Sales Compensation Philosophy Compensation Transformation Tip #3: Personalize your sales incentive programs.

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Commission 83

Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

These distributors are content with thin margins and typically provide no added value. It’s a way of providing customers many incentives to do business with the distributors without mentioning the price will be lower as well. If they do, they have to look at their own service. E-Commerce Strategies Benefit Channel Partners.

Outsourcing Services 156

Outsourcing Services Channels B2B Incentives 156

PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

So what can possibly be a better incentive than a performance-based bonus? Gross margin commission Gross margin commission is paid on the margin from selling specific goods and services. The margin is $400, and a commission will be paid on that. Well, offer more and bigger incentives!

Commission 52

Commission Salary Margin Scale 52

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

It’s easy to be stuck on the regular metrics: sales volume, gross margin or profit, number of pounds/boxes/crates of specific products. Try measuring new things and offer rewards (as incentives) for processes and learning. What you are doing now is creating a context that is delivering the results you’re currently getting.

Margin 156

Margin Incentives Incentive Trends 156

Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Before CRM adoption After CRM adoption Number of customers per month 3 15 Average value per customer $15,000 Sales revenue per month $45,000 $225,000 Increase in sales revenue 400% If you have a 40% profit margin, this means from the $225,000 in sales, you earn $90,000 in profit per month or $1.8 You’ve got a pretty reasonable profit margin.

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Maximizer CRM ROI How To 52

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 25, 2020

The marginal customer is not going to go back to movie theaters and cruises and Disneyland. Bauer’s company brings meetings and events suppliers together with buyers who are planning incentive travel programs, corporate events and other large gatherings. There are things that are not coming back. We need to accept that.”.

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Meeting Face-to-face Travel Conference 156

Xactly

DECEMBER 5, 2018

First and foremost, you need to incent your sales team to close deals. Without the right incentives and fair pay, performance will suffer. Because of this, creating a strong sales incentive plan can be a difficult task. Regardless of your incentive strategy, all compensation plans run on the belief that money drives behavior.

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Commission Compensation Incentives Incentive 87

Xactly

OCTOBER 10, 2018

You need to start pulling together internal data from your incentive compensation management system, data from your CRM, and finally, information from financial teams on profitability and product revenues. Are you an Xactly Insights customer using empirical data to benchmark your incentive compensation?

Compensation 79

Compensation Incentives Incentive Webinar Metrics 79

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

Unless your product is revolutionary, like the first smart phone, it’s only marginally different from the competition. To create a winning culture, consider these tips: Encouragement Motivation Incentives Recognition Team Building. Similarly, most comp plans already consider incentives and bonuses.

Strategy 117

Strategy Incentives Incentive Coaching 117

Distribution Pricing Journal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Read more > > Elevate Your Rebate Game with Technology : Rebates and incentives play a vital role in fostering relationships among customers, sales teams, vendors, and various trading partners. SPAs are a common vendor program that provide a special framework for offering exclusive pricing and incentives to strategic customers.

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Journal Distribution Incentives Incentive 52

SBI Growth

MARCH 31, 2013

For example: selling low margin products because they maximize the compensation payout. Did it incent the right behavior? How do you know if comp-incented behaviors can move the needle? If the compensation plan is not effective it will have profound negative effects. The reward is not clearly aligned with the activity.

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Buyer Persona 293

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 17, 2013

If we shift to a “pull” strategy, I feel we will have a much higher close ratio and, better yet, do it with a higher margin. When we say “pull,” it refers to creating incentives at the customer level that encourage them to buy the product.

Strategy 241

Strategy Cold Calling Consultative Selling Margin 241

Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What specific incentives do you offer, such as discounts or special offers? These include asking for referrals, sending reminders, offering incentives, and collecting feedback. This should include added value and incentives to make their recommendation worthwhile. With referrals, the benefits are clear. Tell them what you need.

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Referrals Networking Social Media Ideal Customer Profile 62

Hubspot Sales

JULY 28, 2020

A well-executed price bundling strategy can help you unload that kind of inventory or provide customers with an incentive to give one of your less prominent products a shot. Prospects respond to incentives, and a solid price bundling strategy can make for a particularly interesting one. Disadvantages of Bundle Pricing.

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Strategy Microsoft Consumer Incentives 92

Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In fact, the best way to ensure sales managers do their job well is by creating an incentive plan that drives the right behaviors. Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning" for incentive best practices and everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. Annual Target Incentive. On-Target Earnings.

Compensation 87

Compensation Examples Sales Management Incentives 87

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2014

Pipeline management, although generally disguised as a financial tool to predict future revenue, is supposed to accomplish one major objective: Help sales professionals sell more business, more quickly and higher margins. If you have a 120-day sales cycle, then move stuff out at day 121.

Sales Forecasts 190

Sales Forecasts Forecasting Margin Incentives 190

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 4, 2016

Incentive schemes are constantly being tweaked to match better pricing and better margins. Volume discounts, shipping charges, costs scheduling , warranties, technical back-up, etc, etc. can become the main topics of conversation. This price erosion has a direct impact on your profitability.

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Sales Process Policies Margin Incentives 120

Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This guide shares seven ways to creatively increase online sales while keeping your profit margins unharmed. You can also tailor these incentives to encourage purchases through email and social media ads. Sure, that worked when there were only a few reliable online stores for the audience.

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Social Media Buyer Persona GoldMine Google Analytics 52

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2022

They don’t waste time, trying to engage marginal customers or people/organizations outside their sweet spot. They focus on those who have a high sense of urgency around changing, or those they can incent to have that urgency. Somethings they do: They focus exclusively on their ideal customers.

Margin 137

Margin Call-back Incentives Incentive 137

Xactly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

While the most basic incentive plan, the flat rate X% or $X on every deal, is easy to administer, easy to communicate, and easy to understand, it pays commissions at the same rate for all items sold, typically as a flat percent of revenue or profit. Note that this is often tied to setting a quota.

Commission 71

Commission Incentives Incentive Compensation 71

Xactly

APRIL 16, 2018

Once you’ve done a detailed cost-of-sale analysis and established the compensation mix of base salary and commissions, you’re ready to create an incentive plan that drives the sales behaviors that will help you achieve company goals and objectives. Choosing the Right Sales Commission Strategy.

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Commission Motivation Hiring Strategy 58

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Our margin increases were coming from cost cuts and vendor renegotiations rather than increased sales.”. We partnered with a consulting firm to help us identify the right sales resources, define the sales processes, and determine the proper metrics and sales incentives.”. The collision repair’s “market” depends on wrecked cars.

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Hiring Penetration Demand Generation Targets Incentives 297

A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Each has its own business, margins and mix of products and services. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. These plans are generally based on invoice, product or monthly averages of margin generation. Examining the Options.

Compensation 120

Compensation Margin Commission Salary 120

Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Each has its own business, margins and mix of products and services. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. These plans are generally based on invoice, product or monthly averages of margin generation.

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Compensation Margin Commission Salary 68

Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 16, 2017

According to RepHunter , 20% to 40% of gross margin (sales minus direct expenses) is standard. They get the security of a steady income with the economic incentive to sell. Paying on gross margin. In other words, a rep would be compensated more for selling a product with a $2,500 gross margin than one with a $1,000 gross margin.

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Compensation Hiring Salary Commission 124

Pipeliner

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Each has its own business, margins and mix of products and services. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. These plans are generally based on invoice, product or monthly averages of margin generation. Examining the Options.

Compensation 58

Compensation Margin Commission Salary 58